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Nature and culture week
Nature and culture week

Nature and culture week

07 - 14 September 2025

The Nature and Culture Week programme is varied and offers exciting insights into the history of the Saas Valley. To mark the 100th anniversary of Saas-Fee/Saastal Tourism, you can look forward to a varied programme full of discoveries and experiences.

Program 2025

Exciting journey into the past of the Saas Valley

On the road with tourism pastor, author and blogger Christoph Gysel. Discover interesting and entertaining facts about the history, culture and tourism of the Saas Valley.

Location: Saaserstübli, Dorfgasse 11, 3910 Saas-Grund
Time: 5 p.m.
Price: CHF 12.- | CHF 10.- with Saas Valley Card (including aperitif)
Registration: by 12:00 noon
Contact: Christoph Gysel | + 41 79 412 75 18 | christoph.gysel@tourismuspfarrer.ch

Further information

Suonen hike

Join Eddy Steiner on a guided tour along the Unnerwasser suone and learn lots of interesting facts about the culture and history of the suonen.

  • Location: Village square, Saas-Fee
  • Time: 2:00 p.m. – approx. 5:00 p.m.
  • Price: free of charge
  • Note: minimum 6 people
  • Registration: by 12:00 noon
  • Contact: Events & Entertainment Team | + 41 27 958 18 78 | animation@saas-fee.ch

Further information

Saas-Fee village tour

Exciting village tour through the glacier village with explanations of Saas history and traditions.

Meeting point: Saas Museum, Dorfstrasse 6, Saas-Fee
Time: 5 p.m.
Price: CHF 12.- | CHF 10.- with SaastalCard
Registration: by 12 noon
Contact: Damian Bumann | + 41 79 220 28 53 | damian@damitas.ch

Further information

Saas-Almagell village tour

Join us on a village tour and learn exciting facts about the flower village of Saas-Almagell.

Location: Event Pavilion, village square, Saas-Almagell
Time: From 2 p.m.
Price (including aperitif): Free of charge
Registration: by 12 noon
Contact: Saas-Almagell Service Centre | +41 27 958 18 71 | info@saas-almagell.ch

Wildlife watching: In the realm of the Saas animals

Be there up close when the breathtaking nature and native wildlife come to life early in the morning.

  • Meeting point: Spielboden valley station, Saas-Fee, 6:45 a.m.
  • Programme: 7 a.m. special trip to Spielboden, followed by a guided hike
  • Price: Adults CHF 56.- | With SaastalCard/Magic Pass CHF 30.- children (aged 8 and above) CHF 28.- | With SaastalCard/Magic Pass CHF 15.-
  • Note: The wildlife observation lasts approx. 4 hours in total.
  • Registration: Registration by 12:00 noon the day before, minimum 5 and maximum 10 persons
  • Contact: Team Events & Animation | +41 27 958 18 78 | animation@saas-fee.ch

Further information

Legend evening

Walser legends by candlelight and wine.

  • Location: Saaserstübli, Dorfgasse 11, 3910 Saas-Grund
  • Time: 8 p.m.
  • Price: CHF 12.- | CHF 10.- with SaastalCard (includes a glass of wine)
  • Registration:  by 12 noon
  • Contact: Christoph Gysel | +41 79 412 75 18 | christoph.gysel@tourismuspfarrer.ch

Further information

 History of Mattmark

  • Location: Bus stop, Mattmark
  • Time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Registration: Registration by 12:00 noon the day before
  • Contact: Team Events & Animation | +41 27 958 18 78 | animation@saas-fee.ch 

The history of the Walser

Let Eddy Steiner take you on an exciting journey through the history of the Walser people.

  • Meeting point: Saas-Fee Tourist Office, 2 p.m.
  • Price: CHF 5.-
  • Registration: Maximum of 15 people
  • Contact: Events & Entertainment Team | +41 27 958 18 78 | animation@saas-fee.ch

Further information

Film ‘Ano dazumal’ 

Immerse yourself in Saas' past with the films from ‘Ano dazumal’ (Back in the Day).

  • Location: Old Cinema Pub, Saas-Fee
  • Time: 5 p.m.
  • Duration: approx. 1 hour
  • Price: free of charge
  • Contact: Events & Entertainment Team | +41 27 958 18 78 | animation@saas-fee.ch

Further information

Mattmark Half Marathon

On 13 September 2025, the Mattmark Memorial will take place for the seventh time. The classic half marathon follows historic paths through the Saas Valley (21K) and ends, like the practically flat lake circuit (8K), on the Mattmark Dam. There are also two challenging alpine trails covering 30K and 50K. These trails, which start and finish in Saas-Grund (Erlebnisbank Arena), follow the high-altitude trails high above the valley.

For those who prefer a more leisurely pace, there is the FUN category for the 8K route around Lake Mattmark and the half marathon.

  • Start: from 6:00 a.m.
  • Festivities: from 10:00 a.m., Erlebnisbank Arena, Saas-Grund
  • Award ceremony: from 2:45 p.m., Erlebnisbank Arena, Saas-Grund 
  • Contact: Mattmark Memorial 1965 Association | info@mattmark-memorial.ch

Further information

Chapel Festival

Chapel Festival Zur hohen Stiege followed by a procession.

  • Date: Sunday, 14 September 2025 | 10:00 a.m.
  • Location: Zur Hohen Stiege Chapel | Saas-Fee
  • Price: Free of charge
  • Contact: Herz-Jesu Parish |  +41 27 957 23 13 | pfarreien@3906.ch | pfarrei-saas-fee.blogspot.com/p/kontakt.html

Further information

Special exhibition at the Saas Museum

100 years of tourism organisation in Saas-Fee/Saastal 

A journey through the archives and history of 100 years of tourism promotion.

Further information

Experience even more!

100 years of tourism organisation – we are collecting your memories, ideas and wishes!

To mark our anniversary, we cordially invite you to become part of our history and future. At the tourist office, you have the opportunity to fill out cards and hand them in there:

In the past – share your memories and stories from times gone by.

Today – tell us what you particularly appreciate about tourism today.

Tomorrow – tell us your wishes and ideas for the future.

This will create a unique mosaic of impressions that shows how our tourism has developed over the last 100 years – and where the journey can still take us.

 

Contact

Team Event & Animation
Tel.: +41 27 958 18 78
E-Mail: animation@saas-fee.ch